{"product_id":"minutemen-ballot-result-2lp","title":"Minutemen - Ballot Result 2LP ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBefore they had even released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/3-way-tie-for-last-mw0000650503\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/3-way-tie-for-last-mw0000650503\"\u003e3-Way Tie for Last\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in the fall of 1985, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\"\u003ethe Minutemen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e had blocked out plans for their next album, which was to be a sprawling three-LP set featuring three sides of studio material and three sides of live recordings. Initial pressings of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/3-way-tie-mw0000650503\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/3-way-tie-mw0000650503\"\u003e3-Way Tie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e included a ballot so fans could vote for the songs to be included on the live half of the upcoming album; the tragic death of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/d-boon-mn0000785193\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/d-boon-mn0000785193\"\u003eD. Boon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e meant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\"\u003ethe Minutemen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e would never make another studio album, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mike-watt-mn0000896225\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/mike-watt-mn0000896225\"\u003eMike Watt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/george-hurley-mn0000651661\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/george-hurley-mn0000651661\"\u003eGeorge Hurley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e compiled the ballots sent in by fans and used the results as the basis for this album, which uses radio broadcasts, studio outtakes, rehearsal tapes, and audience recordings to assemble a final tribute to their fallen comrade. As you might expect, the quality of the sound varies quite a bit from track to track (though there's nothing as awful as the stuff on side two of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-politics-of-time-mw0000270664\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/the-politics-of-time-mw0000270664\"\u003eThe Politics of Time\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), and there are a few items here that were outtakes for a good reason (like the overlong version of \"Mr. Robot's Holy Orders\" or the spontaneous soundtrack improvisation \"Hell\"). But for the most part, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ballot-result-mw0000197796\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ballot-result-mw0000197796\"\u003eBallot Result\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a fitting memorial that makes clear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/the-minutemen-mn0000474482\"\u003ethe Minutemen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e were just as strong onstage as they were in the studio and that their songs were smart, provocative, adventurous, and stand up well to the test of time. The fiery first side of material from the WREK-FM broadcast previously bootlegged on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/just-a-minute-men-mw0000882327\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/just-a-minute-men-mw0000882327\"\u003eJust a Minute, Men\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e alone makes this album well worth owning, and there are plenty of other gems scattered through the rest of the set. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ballot-result-mw0000197796\" class=\"album-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/ballot-result-mw0000197796\"\u003eBallot Result\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is hardly the ideal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/minutemen-mn0000474482\" class=\"name-link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/minutemen-mn0000474482\"\u003eMinutemen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e live album, but it offers tangible evidence that they were one of the greatest American bands of their time, and that's not an accomplishment to be sneezed at.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"22- SST","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56736163987829,"sku":"22","price":4.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/men.webp?v=1770957264","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/minutemen-ballot-result-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}